NEW YORK, Jan. 15 -- NBA legends Billy Cunningham, Chuck Daly, Bobby Jones and Darryl Dawkins have been selected to coach in the 2002 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge on NBA All-Star Saturday, February 9 in Philadelphia's First Union Center.

The 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge features the last two classes of rookies and will be broadcast live nationally at 4 p.m. EST by TNT, NBA.com (http://www.nba.com) and ESPN Radio. Nine of the best players from the 2000 NBA Draft will meet the top rookies from this season in a format that first debuted in 2000.

Grizzlies Pau Gasol and Shane Battier will also team up on NBA All-Star Saturday.
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On the sidelines as head coach for the 2001 Rookies will be Daly, voted in 1996 as one of the Top 10 Greatest Coaches in NBA history. Daly's roots to Pennsylvania basketball span playing collegiately at Bloomsburg State; coaching at Punxsutawney High School; head coach at the University of Pennsylvania; and serving as an Assistant Coach in the NBA for the 76ers from 1978-1981. Daly, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992, also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic in his 14 seasons as a head coach. While with the Pistons, Daly led his team to two NBA titles (1989, 1990). He also coached the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team in 1992.

Dawkins, who played 14 seasons in the NBA, will serve as Daly’s assistant with the Rookies. In his seven seasons in Philadelphia, Dawkins helped lead the 76ers to three NBA Finals appearances. The rest of Dawkins' career spanned five seasons with the New Jersey Nets and stints with the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons before retiring from the NBA in 1989. The 1994-95 season emerged with Dawkins returning to the court as a player in the CBA and then finishing his basketball career playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Known as "The Kangaroo Kid" for his extraordinary leaping ability, Cunningham will serve as head coach of the Sophomores, who represent the top rookies from the 2000 NBA Draft. He was reputed as the best bench player in the NBA, helping the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA title in 1967. Following his playing career, the four-time NBA All-Star took to the sidelines and guided the 76ers to the NBA title in 1983. Cunningham was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1986) and his No. 32 has been retired by the Sixers.

Jones, a stellar defensive player and a standout sixth man, will be the assistant coach for the Sophomore team. Jones began his career in 1974 with Denver in the ABA and NBA before finishing his career with eight seasons as a 76er. Cunningham was his coach when he won an NBA title with the 76ers in 1983. A four-time NBA All-Star, Jones' career featured eight selections to the All-Defensive First Team, the first-ever NBA Sixth Man Award and the ABA All-Rookie Team.

The game will be played in two 20-minute halves. Each team may call one full timeout and one 20-second timeout per half. Individual foul totals will be kept, but a player will not foul out. A team will be in the penalty situation after 10 team fouls or after the second foul in the final two minutes of each half. In the event of a tie game, there will be a two-minute overtime to determine the winner.

Tickets to the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge will also admit fans to the All-Star practice sessions for the East and West All-Star teams at 1 p.m. Tickets are priced at $15 and $30, and are available through all TicketMaster Outlets, TICKETMASTER.COM, NBA.COM, 1-800-4NBA-TIX, TicketMaster PhoneCharge at 215-336-2000 or 800-551-SEAT and the First Union Center Box Office.

NBA All-Star Saturday Night, featuring NBA.com Slam Dunk presented by RealOne, 1 800 CALL ATT Shootout and All-Star Hoop-It-Up will also be broadcast live nationally at 8 p.m. EST by the same broadcast outlets. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 10 will be broadcast live nationally on NBC, CTV and on ESPN Radio from First Union Center at 5 p.m. EST.

The got milk? Milk Mustache campaign is sponsoring the year-long NBA Rookie platform to highlight the importance of milk’s bone-building calcium and eight other essential nutrients for active people, teen boys especially, who add about 15 percent of their height during these years. The platform includes the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Month awards, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Year award and the ‘got milk?’ All-Rookie Team.

Below are the rosters for the 2002 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge:

Rookie Team Roster:
Player Team Pos. Ht. Wt. College/Country
Shane Battier Memphis F 6-8 220 Duke
Pau Gasol Memphis F 7-0 227 Spain
Brendan Haywood Washington C 7-0 266 North Carolina
Joe Johnson Boston G 6-7 225 Arkansas
Andrei Kirilenko Utah F 6-9 210 Russia
Tony Parker San Antonio G 6-2 177 France
Zeljko Rebraca Detroit C 7-0 257 Yugoslavia
Jason Richardson Golden State G 6-6 220 Michigan State
Jamaal Tinsley Indiana G 6-3 195 Iowa State
Head Coach: Chuck Daly
Assistant Coach: Darryl Dawkins

Sophomore Team Roster:
Player Team Pos.Ht. Wt. College/Country
Marcus Fizer Chicago F 6-9 262 Iowa State
Kenyon Martin New Jersey F 6-9 234 Cincinnati
Desmond Mason Seattle G 6-5 222 Oklahoma State
Chris Mihm Cleveland F/C 7-0 265 Texas
Mike Miller Orlando G 6-8 218 Florida
Lee Nailon Charlotte F 6-9 238 Texas Christian
Morris Peterson Toronto G 6-7 218 Michigan State
Quentin Richardson LA ClippersG6-6223DePaul
Stromile Swift Memphis F 6-9 225 Louisiana State
Hedo Turkoglu SacramentoF6-8220Turkey
Head Coach: Billy Cunningham
Assistant Coach: Bobby Jones